accede

v. agree or express agreement, take on duties or office
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affidavit

n. written declaration made under oath, a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
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alias

ad. as known or named at another time or place
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anathema

n. a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine
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anemone

n. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
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antarctic

n. the region around the south pole, at or near the south pole
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apocryphal

a. of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
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athlete

n. a person trained to compete in sports
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barbiturate

n. organic compound having powerful soporific effect, overdose can be fatal
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boatswain

n. ship,s officer in charge of equipment
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cache

n. a secret store of valuables or money
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cacophony

n. harsh discordant mixture of sounds
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camaraderie

n. the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
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cardsharp

n. a person who cheats at cards in order to win money
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cavalry

n. a highly mobile army unit, troops trained to fight on horseback
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choir

n. a family of similar musical instrument playing together
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colloquialism

n. characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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colonel

n. a commissioned military officer in the army who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
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conch

n. a large spiral shell, or the tropical snail-like sea creature that lives in it
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cornet

n. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone, has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
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debauch

n. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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demagogue

n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
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dilate

v. add details, as to an account or idea, clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
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diphtheria

n. a serious infectious disease that causes fever and difficulty in breathing and swallowing
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draught

n. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room
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electoral

a. relating to or composed of electors, of or relating to elections
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emollient

a. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
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epitome

n. a standard or typical example, a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
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espouse

v. take in marriage, become involved with or support an activity or opinion
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espresso

n. strong coffee, or a cup of this, made by forcing hot water through crushed coffee beans and served without milk
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fatuous

a. stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about
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February

n. the month following January and preceding March
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foliage

n. the leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing
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forte

a. a strong ability, something that a person can do well
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foyer

n. a large entrance or reception room or area
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grandiloquent

a. puffed up with vanity, lofty in style
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hegemony

n. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
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hierarchy

n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system, the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
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ignominious

a. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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inchoate

a. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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isthmus

n. a narrow piece of land with water on each side that joins two larger areas of land
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jewelry

n. an adornment made of precious metals and set with gems
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knell

v. ring as in announcing death
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larynx

n. an organ in humans and animals between the nose and the lungs that contains the muscles to create the voice or sounds
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liable

a. held legally responsible, subject to legal action
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library

n. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
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maelstrom

n. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
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masonry

n. the bricks and pieces of stone that are used to make a building
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mauve

n. pale purple colour, pale purple aniline dye
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mayonnaise

n. a thick, white sauce made from oil, vinegar, and the yellow part of eggs, usually eaten cold
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miniature

a. used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object
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mischievous

a. deliberately causing harm or damage, naughtily or annoyingly playful
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moot

v. think about carefully, suggest something for discussion
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nadir

n. an extreme state of adversity, the lowest point of anything
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neophyte

n. any new participant in some activity
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noisome

a. offensively malodorous, very unpleasant and offensive
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nuptial

a. belonging or relating to a marriage or to the state of being married
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onomatopoeia

n. using words that imitate the sound they denote
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ordnance

n. military supplies, especially weapons and bombs
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orient

v. adjust to a specific need or market, make someone familiar with a new place
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ostensibly

ad. in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else
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panacea

n. something that will solve all problems
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parentheses

n. round brackets, the symbols that are put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing
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parliament

n. a legislative assembly in certain countries
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penguin

n. short-legged flightless birds of cold southern, especially Antarctic regions
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percolate

v. move slowly through a substance with very small holes in it
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peremptory

a. not allowing contradiction or refusal, putting an end to all debate or action
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pernickety

a. placing too much emphasis on minor details
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perspire

v. sweat, pass liquid through the skin
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phenomenon

n. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
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phlegmatic

a. showing little emotion, not emotional or excited about things
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pollute

v. make an area or substance, usually air, water, or soil, dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants
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posthumous

a. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
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potable

a. clean and safe to drink, suitable for drinking
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prerogative

n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group, especially a hereditary or official right
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pronunciation

n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word
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protean

a. taking on different forms, easily and continuously changing
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puerile

a. of or characteristic of a child, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
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pulchritude

n. physical beauty, especially of a woman
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quinoa

n. the seeds of a South American plant that are cooked and eaten as food
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quixotic

a. not sensible about practical matters, idealistic and unrealistic
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relevant

a. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
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respite

v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
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rural

a. of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city, living in or characteristic of farming or country life
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sanguine

a. confidently optimistic and cheerful, positive and hoping for good things
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scissors

n. a device used for cutting materials such as paper, cloth, and hair, consisting of two sharp blades
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segue

v. proceed without interruption in music or talk, change smoothly from one state or situation to another
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sherbet

n. a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin
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silicon

n. a tetravalent nonmetallic element, the most abundant element in the earth's crust that occurs in clay
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sixth

a. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
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squirrel

n. a small furry animal with a long tail which climbs trees and feeds on nuts and seeds
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staid

a. serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned
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successful

a. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
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suite

n. a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel
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supremacist

n. a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others
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surfeit

n. the state of being more than full, the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
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synecdoche

n. a word or phrase in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole of it
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temperature

n. the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment, he somatic sensation of cold or heat
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tenet

n. one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based
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timbre

n. a quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different from each other
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triathlon

n. athletic contest consisting of three different events
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truculent

a. defiantly aggressive, unpleasant and likely to argue a lot
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verbiage

n. the manner in which something is expressed in words, overabundance of words
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voluptuous

a. (of a woman's body) having soft, curved, sexually attractive body
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yolk

n. the yellow, middle part of an egg
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zephyr

n. a slight wind, usually refreshing
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zoology

n. the branch of biology that studies animals
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